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Any ideas what this is called?

NEB

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When a minor piece ends on the major chord, what's the term for that?

Terpsi - something or another I think but memory fails me at this point. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.
 

NEB

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Thanks Contratrombone. I hang my head in shame :eek: - It's been over 25 years since I've needed to use such terms.
 

Soubasse

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:grin:
One can forget after after a while. I've also heard it referred to as a 'Picardy Third' but I choose not to use that term
 

mrg

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Reminds me of a similar lapse of memory I had during an A'level music class many years ago.

In response to the teacher's question about the nature of a particular cadence, I proudly put up my hand and answered "It's a frigid cadence, sir". Much hilarity ensued shortly followed by a burning red face.

For me Phrygian cadences have never been the same since.

Martin
 

Soubasse

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:grin: :grin: That's hilarious! That's even better than an oft-quoted howler from my time in school where, when studying slide projections of the architecture of old buildings, the teacher pointed to a certain part of the walls and asked "Can anybody tell me what these are?" The guy next to me shot up his hand and without breaking, says "Flying buttocks!"
 
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